Back / lumbar spine Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to unclear opinions regarding the Veteran's shoulder and Achilles tendonitis disabilities. Additional medical opinions are needed to assess the severity of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to new evidence and for a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further consideration of all issues on appeal, including those related to earlier effective dates and service connection. The RO should consider all evidence associated with the claims file since the October 31, 2019 SOCs and May 27, 2020 SSOC.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status, as his disability picture does not render him bedridden or in need of constant care.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for her back disability, as well as her service connection claims for bilateral upper and lower extremity radiculopathy. The Veteran is to be provided with new VA examinations to address these issues.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased evaluation of his service-connected low back condition and associated radiculopathy due to inadequate examination reports, lack of updated treatment records, and conflicting findings between VA examinations.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development and examination. The Veteran's claims of increased rating for tinnitus, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left heel and foot disability, left knee disability, lumbar spine disability, right ankle disability, neurological disability of the left leg, and neurological disability of the right leg are now pending.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his psychiatric disorder (adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood) is granted. The appeal for a higher rating for his lower back disability is dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal prior to the Board decision.

The Board has determined that further examination and development are necessary to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection. The issues of entitlement to service connection have been remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and examination, as new evidence was received that reopened the Veteran's service connection claim for a low back condition. The other issues remain on appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral eye color blindness, but the cases of degenerative disc disease and post-traumatic right ankle osteoarthritis are remanded due to inadequate examinations.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including scheduling a DRO hearing.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability, headaches, and osteoarthritis due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's TDIU is granted from July 29, 1993 to January 22, 1998 due to his service-connected left knee disability and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral knee conditions and a lumbar spine condition as secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board has granted an initial rating of 40 percent for degenerative disc disease with strain, lumbar spine. The case is remanded to determine service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for lumbar disc herniation at L4/L5 and lumbar strain, as his appeal was not timely filed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical strain, left knee strain, and right knee strain remain denied. The claim for service connection for lumbar disc disease is remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's lumbar strain disability is granted service connection. Service connection for sleep apnea, tinnitus, right knee disability, cervical spine disability, right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability are denied.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the appellant requested to withdraw all BVA appeals that are currently pending at the BVA.